500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips

500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips by Thomas MacEntee – “What will you find in this “best tips” guide? Everything from practical ways to use Google, advice on protecting your privacy online, information about secret or little known resources for genealogy research, and more. The best way to use this guide is to browse the Table of Contents to find a topic of interest. Also simply search the book when trying to find a solution to a problem, such as how to cite a source or locate an app to generate bibliographic information.”

After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research

After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee – “Try as we might, we really have little control over what will happen to our possessions, even our bodies, after we die. Yes, we can draw up legal documents, we can express our wishes to family members and more; however, there are no guarantees when it comes to these matters. The best we can do is prepare, plan and communicate now. When it comes to years of genealogy research and material that you have accumulated, what plans have you made to ensure that this legacy does not die with you? In After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research, you will find valuable advice on creating a realistic plan to get your “genealogy affairs” in order. Make sure that the next generation of researchers can benefit from your years of hard work and following your passion.”

Digitization Options for Family Photos: Including Slides, Film Negatives, and Home Movies

Digitization Options for Family Photos: Including Slides, Film Negatives, and Home Movies by Thomas MacEntee – “Are you sitting on a pile of old family photographs and wondering what is the best way to preserve them? What about boxes of family vacation slides, photo negatives or home movies? As more and more Baby Boomers take on the task of organizing family history materials, we’re uncertain about the best way to preserve these memories. And an over-abundance of technology doesn’t help! This short guide, Digitization Options for Family Photos: Including Slides, Film Negatives, and Home Movies offers various ways to map out a plan and process for family media preservation.”

DNA Buying Guide

DNA Buying Guide by Thomas MacEntee – If you are planning on purchasing a DNA test kit for yourself, as a gift, several tests for family members, or have a specific testing need, DNA Buying Guide provides you with the best strategy as you navigate all the different sales offers on DNA test kits and related genetic genealogy products. With this handy guide, you’ll get answers to the following questions:

Which DNA test kit should you purchase? Should you buy now or wait for an upcoming sale?

Which DNA testing companies are the best? Is there a difference?

What type of DNA test should you purchase?

What are your DNA research goals?

Which is the best DNA test kit to purchase?

DNA Buying Guide also covers Other Factors in Choosing a DNA Test Kit and provides a Resource List with over 100 tools and sites get the most out of your DNA testing experience.

Family History Trippin’ – A Guide to Planning a Genealogy Research Trip

Family History Trippin’ – A Guide to Planning a Genealogy Research Trip by Thomas MacEntee – “Whether you’ve been researching your family history for over twenty years or you are just getting started, there comes a time when need a trip to assist you in your research. There are many options available to genealogists: some within the genealogy community and others in the greater travel industry that can be adapted for research trips.”

Guide to Wolfram|Alpha for Genealogy and Family History Research

Guide to Wolfram|Alpha for Genealogy and Family History Research by Thomas MacEntee – “Most genealogists and family historians these days are familiar with a variety of search engines used to locate information on the Internet. These include Google, Bing, and Yahoo as well as specialty search engines such as Mocavo. The process is pretty straight-forward: you enter your search terms and you get back a list of links to relevant websites.

But what if there were a search engine that allowed queries in the form of a question and, in fact, preferred that format? You could classify the resulting search engine as more of an answer engine than anything else. And what if you could take the concept one step further and have this answer engine also calculate information based on set input parameters? Great concept, right?

Well such a search engine does exist: Wolfram|Alpha (http://wolframalpha.com). What sets this computational knowledge engine apart from other search engines is the ability to pull data from external sources (meaning websites outside of Wolfram|Alpha) that are curated (meaning selected for their data reliability and sources).”

Pinning Your Family History

Pinning Your Family History by Thomas MacEntee – “It seems that pinning sites are all the rage and becoming more popular. Sites like Pinterest and others can let you share your family history finds with family, friends and the public. But be warned! Pinning can become an addictive way to surf the Web!”

Preserving Your Family’s Oral History and Stories

Preserving Your Family’s Oral History and Stories by Thomas MacEntee – “Many of us got our start in tracing and preserving our family history based on a story, perhaps one you heard as a child. Do you remember how engaging that story was? Was it the story itself or how the storyteller presented the information? Whatever the reasons, the story had an impact and if not preserved on paper or in an audio recording, that story is somehow preserved in your mind.

Fast forward to the 21st century and it seems that “what’s old is new again” with storytelling one of the hot buzz words. The fact is that oral history and storytelling as it involves family and ancestry has been around ever since humans walked the earth. Before writing forms existed and even as recently as the early 20th century with a lack of vital records, family history was preserved as oral history.

Preserving Your Family’s Oral History and Stories provides you with all the information on the latest methods and tools used to capture and preserve those family stories. In addition, once you’ve learned how it easy it is to build a family archive of stories, you’ll want to share them with others using the tips and tricks provided in this book.”

Staying Safe with Social Media: A Guide for Genealogy and Family History

Staying Safe with Social Media: A Guide for Genealogy and Family History by Thomas MacEntee – “The ability to connect with others through the Internet and, namely social media, brings great opportunities, but also issues, complications and problems which can turn a fun journey of sharing into a bad experience. It all comes down to common sense and a formula: education + action + vigilance. Social media and its use in finding out more about our ancestors offers many opportunities for genealogists and family historians. In Staying Safe with Social Media: A Guide for Genealogy and Family History, you’ll learn the techniques needed to get the most out of using sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and blogs while at the same time protecting your own privacy and information.”

The 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists

The 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogistsby Thomas MacEntee – The 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists offers an amazing array of money saving tips when using genealogy and family history resources! You’ll find ways to save money by selling your old genealogy books back to Amazon (they’ll buy them even if you bought them somewhere else!) as well how to “trick” vendors into giving you a special discount for online purchases.

The Password Trick: How To Use a Different Password for Every Website

The Password Trick: How To Use a Different Password for Every Website by Thomas MacEntee – “What if you could create a different password for every website you used and still remember those passwords? The Password Trick explains an easy-to-use formula for all your password needs. You’ll have strong passwords that are easy to remember and 99% of the time you’ll get in to the website on the first try!”

FREE! The Genealogy Do-Over Workbook Amazon Kindle Edition

The Genealogy Do-Over Workbook by Thomas MacEntee – “Genealogy Do-Over: A New Journey of Genealogical Discover. Here is the short summary of The Genealogy Do-Over: I set aside everything* related to my genealogy research including notebooks, papers, and even digitized files and my genealogy database files and START OVER. I’m hitting the reset button. I’m allowing myself to have a do-over! (* certain items such as vital records ordered and paid for or research gathered on long-distance trips can be retained). Since I started my initial research, much has changed in the areas of genealogy research methodology and education. I now realize the need to collect facts and track them properly, including the use of source citations. I now understand the process of analyzing evidence and proving facts to reach a conclusion. In essence, I know a lot more about the “process” of genealogical research and I want to put it to use.”

NOTE: Do not click the READ FOR FREE button! This will enroll you in the Amazon Kindle Unlimited program for which there is a missing fee. Instead, click on Add to Cart or Buy with 1-Click and you will NOT BE CHARGED!

But I Don’t Have a Kindle Device! Read On . . .

Did you know that Amazon provides a FREE Kindle App that you can install on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or most any smart device? Click HERE to download the app . . . and don’t worry, the app is “responsive” which means it will know which version you need!

I have the Kindle App on my iPad and it works just like a Kindle device! I can change the font size, the word space and the lighting as well.

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About the Author

Genealogy educator and author Thomas MacEntee has been researching his family history for more than 40 years and is the creator of Abundant Genealogy, Genealogy Bargains, DNA Bargains, The Genealogy Do-Over and numerous other web-based genealogy and family history properties.